Narromine and surrounding areas welcomed much-needed rain at the weekend after a dry July.
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Narromine received about 20mm of rain, with an additional chance of showers forecast every day until Friday.
Nyngan received the highest rainfall of the area with almost 60mm falling across Saturday and Sunday.
Drought-stricken Brewarrina received a significant 48mm, while Walgett and Bourke scored around 26mm each. Trangie and Warren were also cheering after the towns received around 21mm of rain, while Dubbo was hit with about 10mm.
Bourke's weekend rainfall is more than five times the amount of rain the town received in the whole of July (5mm), while Brewarrina and Walgett both had more than double the amount of rainfall on Saturday and Sunday than what the towns recorded last month (17mm and 10mm respectively).
Brewarrina farmer Ed Vassey said he measured 38mm on his property.
"It's not exactly drought-breaking, but it's most unexpected this time of year. It's a very welcome bit of relief to get over 10mm which is what we've been getting for the last ten years," Mr Vassey said.
"Between 25 and 50mm have been measured in places so it's pretty patchy but very welcome. It's the first decent rain for 29 months," he said.
Mr Vassey said the rain would bring confidence to local farmers that there would be a change of weather this coming summer.
He said farmers who still had crops would be able to monitor what they've got, while those in Nyngan who had more rain would be able to finish their crops.
Richard Campbell, a farmer from Warren, said the 42mm of rain his property received had provided some much-needed relief.
"We've had pretty good rain, exceptionally good rain. It's very timely, things were starting to look a little desperate," Mr Campbell said.
"We'll certainly need some more in September, but if we can get that September rain we'll get some fairly good crop I think," he said.
Compared to most of the region, Dubbo farmer Matthew Coddington said Dubbo has had a very good season, with the best rainfall for the past 15 years. He said the 16mm of rain he measured had come at the perfect time of year, and the additional rain during the week would provide the perfect top-up to keep the ground moist.
Mr Vassey said it's now a waiting game for the region's farmers until the next downpour.
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